Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| They / listen / never / can |
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| do / to the disco? / How / often / you / go |
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| Can / always / dress / in green? / I |
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| She / always / asking me questions / is |
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| always / ? / win / Does / Kevin |
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| several times a year / My car / breaks down |
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| what to say / know / I / never |
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| go / usually / once a month / to the hairdresser's / I |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| she / twice / me / phoned / Yesterday, |
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| feel tired? / Do / you / often |
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| need / every other day. / some petrol / I travel a lot. I |
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| eat / hardly ever / I / oranges |
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| go / once a year / I / to the dentist / usually |
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| I / get up / at 8 a.m. / always |
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| ? / go / every day / you / Do / to the gym |
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| soup / every other day / We / have |
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| shopping / day in, day out / have to go / I |
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| in blue / dresses / She / very often |
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| I / go / three times a week / to the gym |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| They / usually / need / some help with the homework |
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| at home? / Do / usually / have lunch / you |
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| often / late / is / John |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| listens / rarely / She / when you talk to her |
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| am / Something is the matter with me. I / in the mornings. / usually / very tired |
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| Tom / rarely / if you need it / will / help you |
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| it / I / saw / five times |
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| eats / for dinner / often / pizza / Mike |
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| find / You / your car keys / can / never |
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| almost never / go on holiday / My parents |
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| very often / come / My parents / to help me |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
